23 Capern Road, Bideford, EX39 3DY

23 Capern Road is an end-of-terrace house in Bideford (EX39 3DY). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 is 48.6% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 30.2% below the postcode norm.